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Evolution of polycentricity in a global mega-city region: A chonese paradigm for the Yangtze River Delta

The research analyzes the unfolding polycentricity in the Yangtze River Delta from 2000 to 2013, and thereby tries uncovering relationships between hierarchical and network evolutions. On the basis of this, it intends to build a model tying world city and mega-city region emergence. The local driving factors in the Yangtze River Delta are systematically assessed.

Date:1 Mar 2014 →  30 Sep 2017
Keywords:Mega -city region, Cities network, Polycentricity, Yangtze River Deltacity
Disciplines:Economic geography, Human geography, Recreation, leisure and tourism geography, Urban and regional geography, Geomatic engineering, Other social and economic geography